Commercial Drop Ceiling Technician | Tri-State Area, PA

Klover Contracting; Quakertown (Bucks County); On-site; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401K

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Klover Contracting Inc. seeks a Commercial Drop Ceiling Technician to install ceiling grids, tiles, and related materials across the Tri-State area. You will measure, cut, and fit components, following blueprints and project specs while maintaining safety and quality standards.

Applicants should have 2+ years of commercial ceiling experience, PPE knowledge, and the ability to coordinate with other trades on busy construction sites. Full-time, with a Monday–Friday schedule.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of commercial carpentry tools and building materials.
• Knowledge of construction safety devices and PPE.
• 2+ years commercial ceiling installation experience.

Responsibilities

• Measure height, width, and length; establish ceiling heights.
• Read blueprints and perform layouts for work.
• Install ceiling grid systems and acoustical tiles.
• Join materials with nails, screws, or adhesives.
• Ensure work meets code and specifications.
• Coordinate with other trades on project site.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Commercial carpentry

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Carpentry apprenticeship

Tools

Laser level

Nail guns

Measuring tools

Job description

Commercial Drop Ceiling Technician

WORKSITES: 70-MILE RADIUS OF QUAKERTOWN (Tri-State Area,PA)

General Summary of Position

The Commercial Drop Ceiling Technician is expected toapply plasterboard or other wallboard to ceilings or interior walls ofbuildings. They may also apply or mount acoustical tiles or blocks, strips, orsheets of shock-absorbing materials to ceilings and walls of buildings toreduce or reflect sound.

Essential Functions:

• Accurately measure height, width, length, and otherproportions, including but not limited to establishing correct ceiling heights.
• Basic material take-off to ensure proper materialselection and quantity needed.
• Work with blueprints or instructions fromsupervisors.
• Read blueprints and perform proper layout for work tobe put in place.
• Examine blueprints and specifications to determinetypes of grid and tiles and where they are appropriately installed.
• Work with materials such as wood, metal, plastic,fiberglass, and/or drywall.
• Utilize appropriate tools to build or repairstructural components
• Join materials with nails, screws, staples, oradhesives.
• Use levels, rules, plumb bobs, framing squares, andlasers to ensure everything is level and secure.
• Check work along the way to ensure it's up to codeand specifications.
• Install all types of ceiling grid systems (standard,slotted, and specialty products)
• Inspects drywall partitions, mechanical mountings,and masonry surface for plumb and level, using a laser level.
• Hang or mechanically fasten support wires foracoustical ceiling grid from building structure.
• Hangs dry lines (stretched string) to wall molding toguide positioning of main runners.
• Nails or screws molding to wall to support and sealsjoint between ceiling tile and wall.
• Scribes and cuts edges of tile to fit wall where wallmolding is not specified.
• Measures and marks surface to lay out work accordingto blueprints and drawings.
• Install acoustical ceiling main runners and crossrunners.
• Cuts tiles for fixture and borders, using keyholesaw, and inserts tiles into supporting framework.
• Erect scaffolding.
• Always exercise the proper use of PPE.
• Coordinate with other trades on project to ensure anefficient installation flow.
• Attend required safety training as assigned.

Required Education and Experience:

• Knowledge and experience working with commercialcarpentry tools and building materials
• Knowledge and understanding of construction safetydevices and PPE
• 2+ years commercial ceiling installation experience

Preferred Education and Experience:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Participation in a secondary or post-secondary tradecurriculum or 4 years apprenticeship program in Carpentry
• 4+ years’ commercial ceiling installationexperience

Key Competencies:

• Self-motivated to grow personally and professionallythrough on-going education as a result of the rate of change in the position.
• Conscientious with customers in areas such as meetingcustomer needs, wants & expectations.
• Ability to make decisions that promote successfuloutcomes for employees, customers, and/or the organization
• Ability to successfully adapt (personally andprofessionally) to changes in the internal and external environment
• Ability to build a relationship with another personor group through effective communication skills (listening, speaking &behaving).
• Ability to focus on and meet target goals andobjectives.
• Ability to work effectively and productively as amember of a cross-functional team
• Proactively defining & resolving problems beforethey become an issue, and identifying & resolving identified problems foroptimum results
• Ability to manage one's internal states, impulses andresources.

Work Environment:

Carpenters work indoors and outdoors on many types ofconstruction projects, with varying degrees of exposure to the elements.

Physical Requirements:

• Due to the physical nature of the position, employeemust have full dexterity of their hands and arms.
• Employee must be able to see objects close and faraway
• At times, multiple sounds can be heard as employee isworking on job, employee must have the ability to focus on the sound inparticular that is associated with the task they are completing.Employees with any sort of hearing impairment would not be considered fit forduty to perform this position.
• Due to the safety sensitive nature of the position,at all times, employee must be fit for duty and not report to work under theinfluence of a mind altering or performance altering substance. At notime, should employee be found to be possessing or using a mind or performancealtering substance while performing any Company task.

Company Standards

• The employee will adhere to the company’s safetypolicy and, at all times, will use all required Personal Protective Equipmentprovided to employee.
• The employee will represent the Company in apositive, professional manner with fellow employees and within the communitiesserved.
• The employee will encourage and maintain teamworkthroughout the company and will communicate all pertinent information in atimely and effective manner.
• The employee will endeavor to maintain our integrityby embracing high ethical standards and adhering to company policies.
• Consistently demonstrates Company’s Guiding Values ofQuality, Customer Satisfaction, Integrity, Teamwork, and Community.

Klover Benefits

• MedicalInsurance
• MedicalGap Insurance
• DentalInsurance
• VisionInsurance
• BasicLife and AD&D Insurance
• BasicShort-Term Disability
• VoluntaryLong-Term Disability
• EmployeeAssistance Program
• 401K
• EmployeeReferral Program

The following PA Act 153 clearances, or proof ofapplication of clearances, are required beginning employment and as a conditionof continued employment: Pennsylvania Child Abuse History ClearancePennsylvania State Police Criminal Record Check FBI Fingerprint CriminalBackground Check Obtaining the required clearances is completed as part of the new hire process.

Klover Contracting Inc. expressly prohibits any form ofworkplace harassment of any kind. Klover is committed to providing equalemployment opportunities and employing an inclusive and diverse workforce.

Klover Contracting, Inc. provides equal employmentopportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment withoutregard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age,gender identify, veteran or disability status. In addition to federal lawrequirements, Klover Contracting, Inc. complies with applicable state and locallaws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which thecompany has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions ofemployment.

KLOVER SCHEDULEMONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 8AM TO 5 PM

S POSITIONIS FULLTIME MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY SCHEDULE.